Journal
The Quran’s view of the afterlife for non-Muslims is more varied than the claim that everyone outside Islam is destined for damnation. Its pages address…
The Quran presents divine oneness as the foundation of religious belief, worship, ethics and accountability. Its central message is that God is one, without…
The Quran refers to the pen in several settings: as an instrument connected with teaching, as part of an oath, and as an image associated with recording…
Hardship is part of daily life, but its pressures can make calm seem impossible. What the Quran teaches about patience in times of hardship is neither denial…
In Surah 27, the name of Solomon appears in a story that moves between an ant’s warning, a queen’s judgement and a king’s encounter with his own motives. The…
Divine decree, or qadr, asks how God's knowledge, plan and creative power relate to what people decide. Free will asks whether human beings can choose and what…
Words carry moral weight in the Quran. An oath is not treated as a decorative phrase, a casual way to add force, or a tool for winning an argument. It can bind…
For many people in Australia, becoming Muslim appears to involve a formal ceremony, a particular Arabic declaration, witnesses, and perhaps a visit to a…
For Muslims studying the Quran directly, halal and haram are not merely labels attached to every detail of daily life. They describe what God has permitted and…
Understanding how the Quran uses the term shirk beyond idol worship requires reading the Arabic word in its scriptural settings rather than importing a narrow…
